Kenny, James K.; Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal(Seattle: Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal, University of Washington School of Law, 1993-01)

Abstract: Australia and Indonesia signed the Timor Gap Treaty in 1989 as a
means to jointly benefit from the petroleum reserves in the Timor Sea between East
Timor and northwestern Australia without permanently resolving ...

Abstract: The Republic of China underwent a rapid political transformation from
an authoritarian nation to a democratic state which required change at every level of the
governmeht. The ROC's Council of Grand Justices ...

Dexi, Qiao(Seattle: Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal, University of Washington School of Law, 1993-06)

Qiao Dexi, A visiting scholar at the University of Washington School of Law, Director of the Legal
Department, the Patent Office of the People's Republic of China.Abstract: On January 16, 1992, the United States and China ...

Abstract. This comment examines the likelihood that the Japanese government will
promote investments in energy efficiency programs in the developing world with funding
from its Official Development Assistance (ODA). The ...

De Jesus, Riza; Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal(Seattle: Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal, University of Washington School of Law, 1993-06)

Abstract- The Torture Victim Protection Act CTVPA) was enacted in 1992 to
establish an unambiguous basis for a cause of action in U.S. courts for torture committed
in foreign nations. Because the statutory language and ...

Abstract The 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, signed by representatives of the British
Crown and Maori Tribes, created a partnership that allowed colonization of New Zealand
while protecting the Maori culture. The Treaty was ...

Abstract: U.S. relations with the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic
of the Marshall Islands resulted in a status of free association for these two Micronesian
nations in 1986. Meanwhile, 18 trust and ...

Abstract: With the end of the Cold War, the North-South Korean relationship has
been the focus of increasing attention in the international community. In 1991, after
years of tense and hostile relations, the two states ...

Ishimura, Koji(Seattle: Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal, University of Washington School of Law, 1994-06)

Koji Ishimura is Professor of Law, Asahi University School of Law (Gufu, Japan). Abstract: As the size and scope of Japan's philanthropic activities have grown, so
has the need to re-examine Japan's tax policies with ...

Abstract: China did not succeed in its bid to join the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade (GATT) during the Uruguay Round. A key stumbling block was China's
mechanism of exchange rate controls. From the mid-1980s to ...

Abstract: Organ transplantations from brain-dead donors have been de facto prohibited
in Japan since 1968. Buddhism, Shintoism, the Japanese concept of personhood,
Japanese medical and hospital practices, the police, and ...

Abstract: This Comment analyzes the role of Thailand's Board of Investment in the
Thai Government's policy of decentralizing its economy. The Board of Investment is the
administrative agency authorized to promote industrial ...

Abstract: Human rights abuse is a significant problem in Southeast Asia. The end
of the Cold War has led to trends toward greater use of international interventionary
force for humanitarian objectives. This Comment ...

Nobuo Monya is Professor of Law, Seikei University. Abstract: As part of the international harmonization of industrial property rights, in
the summer of 1992 a U.S. advisory committee published recommendations ...